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		<title>Top 10 records of the year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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As of today, this is my top 10 records of the year. It seems to change quite consistently but after much deliberation these albums are the ones which have really clicked in 2008. All of them are great pieces of work and are worth the time to track down.
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		<title>&#8220;808&#8217;s&#8221; adds up</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/808s-adds-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:25:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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Kanye West
&#8220;808&#8217;s &#38; Heartbreak&#8221;
Release Date: 11/24
Record Label: Roc-A-Fella Records
4 out of 5
It is the fall of 2003. Two high school kids from Central Illinois, one a sophomore (it&#8217;s me!) the other a junior, ride around in a Volkswagen Jetta. The stereo plays a mix of early &#8217;00s hip-hop from Styles P to Mr. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gusbode.wordpress.com&blog=4537258&post=1369&subd=gusbode&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Visit this &#8220;Theater&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/visit-this-theater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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Ludacris
&#8220;Theater of the Mind&#8221;
Release Date: 11/24
Record Label: DTP/Def Jam Records
3 out of 5
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		<title>So this is &#8220;Christmas&#8221; ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Lawson</dc:creator>
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By: Wes Lawson
Daily Egyptian
“Four Christmases”
Rated PG-13
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau
Directed by Seth Gordon
Run time: 82 minutes
2.5 out of 5 stars
 
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		<title>What a beautiful &#8220;Wedding&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wes Lawson</dc:creator>
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By: Wes Lawson
Daily Egyptian
‘Rachel Getting Married’
Rated R
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Debra Winger
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Run time: 114 minutes
5 out of 5 stars
 
There are very few movies that provide completely immersible experiences. For a film to be immersible, it has to envelop the audience in the story and make them feel as if they [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gusbode.wordpress.com&blog=4537258&post=1359&subd=gusbode&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody was kung-fu fighting &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/everybody-was-kung-fu-fighting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Audra Ord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Audra Ord
When I tell people I have a blue belt, they seldom believe me. For some reason, society finds it unacceptable and strange that a girl who has pigtails and likes the color pink would want to be able to take down an opponent.
My parents enrolled me in Tae Kwan Do classes when I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gusbode.wordpress.com&blog=4537258&post=1331&subd=gusbode&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Fearless&#8217; nothing to be afraid of</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/fearless-nothing-to-be-afraid-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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Taylor Swift
&#8220;Fearless&#8221;
Release Date: 11/11
Record Label: Big Machine Records
3.5 out of 5
Most 18-year-olds are worried about getting into the college they want to attend or jacked about a new friend request on Facebook or excited about not having to beg an older sibling to buy cigarettes for them anymore.
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		<title>A &#8216;Pain&#8217;-less affair</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/a-pain-less-affair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Luke McCormick
T-Pain
&#8220;Thr33 Ringz&#8221;
Release Date: 11/11
Record Label: Jive Records
Rating: 3 out of 5
First things first, Mr. Pain loses half a point for the record&#8217;s title which is such a pain in the A to type. Lucky for him, the music here, for the most part, makes up for its awful title.
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		<title>The &#8216;Boro strikes back</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/the-boro-strikes-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke McCormick</dc:creator>
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By Luke McCormick

On Saturday afternoon the corner of Walnut and 15th Street in Murphysboro was invaded by imperial forces.
Storm troopers occupied the sidewalk directing people to the town’s first-ever Star Wars convention.
The convention was held to coincide with the showing of “Return of the Jedi” at the Liberty Theater. Two years ago, Kathy Guetersloh decided [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=gusbode.wordpress.com&blog=4537258&post=1198&subd=gusbode&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>P Mac Music Festival</title>
		<link>http://gusbode.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/p-mac-music-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris McGregor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Chris McGregor
This weekend I saw a music festival outside of an independent music store.  Although the weather was frigid, I enjoyed the music.  Many of the acts I had seen before at Booby’s, but the Americana-influenced band St. Valentines Day Suicide Pact stood out as a bright spot in an exceptional local music scene.
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